Jeremiah 3:9 Go deeper
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And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. (KJV)
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וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 1
מִקֹּ֣לmi.Kolfrom [the] lightness of
Lemma: קֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: frivolity
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963B; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 2
זְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.Tahprostitution her
Lemma: זְנוּת (ze.nut) · Strong's: H2184
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fornication
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 14:33, Jeremiah 3:2, Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 23:27, Ezekiel 43:7, Ezekiel 43:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2184; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 3
וַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.Nafand it was polluted
Lemma: חָנֵף (cha.neph) · Strong's: H2610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to pollute
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 35:33, Psalms 106:38, Isaiah 24:5, Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:2, Jeremiah 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2610; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 5
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 6
וַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'Afand she committed adultery
Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to commit adultery
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 8
הָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.ven<the> stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 9
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 10
הָעֵֽץ\׃ha.'Etz<the> wood
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Indifferent to | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | קֹל H6963B frivolity |
| her [own] infidelity | → | זְנוּת H2184 fornication |
| [Israel] had defiled | → | חָנֵף H2610 to pollute |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and committed adultery | → | נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery |
| with stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| and trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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